You Might Be Misunderstanding Your Own Appearance

Yoru Machi currently wants to level up his adventurer rank, collect some funds, and then explore this world.

However, Shimada Yousuke intends to continue traveling around the world, so the two naturally parted ways again soon.

It's worth mentioning that before they parted, there was a small incident: they encountered a brother and sister being attacked by half-beastmen on the road.

Seeing the siblings about to be pushed into a corner, Yoru Machi was ready to act, but before he could, Shimada Yousuke, who was beside him, rushed forward even faster.

The previous encounter in the village had not discouraged Shimada Yousuke, the strong-willed youth from another world. He believed that his previous treatment was purely an accident.

After all, the people in that village had religious beliefs, and while being treated that way for violating taboos was excessive, it was understandable.

This time, after saving the siblings from the ferocious half-beastmen, with the halo of a hero saving the beauty shining upon him, wouldn't these siblings be moved to tears of gratitude?

He could have resolved the enemies from a distance with magic, but this time Shimada Yousuke specifically chose to condense light magic into a Sword of Light and show off as he went forward to slay the monsters.

Yoru Machi, seeing Shimada Yousuke fight for the first time, began to observe from the side.

According to Shimada Yousuke, his magic came from communicating with the micro-spirits in the air and borrowing their power.

Just like the "Sword of Light" in Shimada Yousuke's hand now, it was powered by the strength of light spirits.

However, Yoru Machi also noticed one thing: although Shimada Yousuke used the seemingly dazzling light sword magic with the power of light spirits, his own swordsmanship level could only be described as terribly bad...

This was not surprising. The power that spirits could grant was magic and strength, but they could not grant Shimada Yousuke skills. After all, before coming to this world, Shimada Yousuke was just an ordinary seventeen-year-old otaku.

Of course, with the sharp Sword of Light and the speed boost granted by the wind spirits, even without any skill, Shimada Yousuke had no problem slaying a few low-level half-beastmen.

A streak of light flashed through the air. A large wooden club that was about to strike the distressed siblings was instantly split in two by the Sword of Light. Even the half-beastman holding the club was also split in half.

Seeing its companion killed, the other half-beastman, which lacked intelligence, immediately let out a roar, raised its wooden club, and prepared to sweep them all—Shimada Yousuke and the siblings—off the cliff behind them.

However, just as the half-beastman raised its wooden club, a faint male voice came from not far away, accompanied by a white lightning bolt about the thickness of a baby's forearm.

"Kidō #4 · White Thunder!"

The white lightning bolt streaked across the air like a swift bolt of lightning, covering a distance of tens of meters at astonishing speed and accurately piercing the head of the half-beastman before dissipating into the sky.

The half-beastman, whose head had been pierced, maintained the pose of holding its club, but the next moment, as a gentle breeze blew, its massive body crashed to the ground, with a small, charred hole appearing between its eyebrows.

"Miss, and little brother, are you unharmed?"

Due to the second half-beastman's attack just now, Shimada Yousuke had intended to shield the siblings with his own body, so at this moment, he was very close to them.

The rescued siblings from another world consisted of a sister around fourteen or fifteen years old, and a brother held in her arms, who was about seven or eight.

"Thank you so much for saving us. My brother and I are not..., Ah, don't come near me, half-beastman!"

Seeing the half-beastman collapse before them, the rescued siblings knew they had been saved. Hearing the voice beside them, they immediately beamed with smiles and prepared to express their gratitude to their benefactor.

However, when the girl looked up and saw the beastman's face up close, the smile on her face instantly transformed into extreme panic and disgust!

Shimada Yousuke's appearance was already below average in this world, and after a week of starvation, his appearance had completely dropped to the same level as a half-beastman.

Even with a half-beastman's level of appearance, Shimada Yousuke could at least provide some filtered enhancement as a hero saving the beauty. But to reassure the siblings, Shimada Yousuke even forced out what he thought was a gentle smile.

Good heavens, with Shimada Yousuke's current appearance, the smile he forcibly squeezed out was, apart from creepy, truly nothing else Yoru Machi could see.

The siblings, whose minds were already broken from being chased by half-beastmen, were terrified by Shimada Yousuke's "malicious" expression. The younger brother immediately burst into tears, and the sister, fearing what might happen to her, naturally pushed Shimada Yousuke away out of physical repulsion.

The place where the three were standing was at the end of a cliff. Out of defensive instinct, the sister pushed, directly sending Shimada Yousuke off the cliff...

After doing all this, the sister seemed to realize that she had done something terrible, but as she recalled the creepy face that had been close to her just moments ago, she kept comforting herself: "Even if that person wasn't an accomplice of the half-beastmen, he definitely wasn't a good person..."

As if hearing the sister's mumbling, Yoru Machi, who was not far away, walked over. Looking at the still flustered siblings, he said, "That person isn't a half-beastman, he's my companion.

Although his appearance is a bit odd, he did indeed save you just now.

For a benefactor who helped you, don't you think your actions just now were a bit excessive?"

Hearing Yoru Machi's words, the sister was stunned for a moment, then began to cry, covering her face. Her home had been attacked by a group of half-beastmen, and her parents were torn to shreds by the half-beastmen while protecting them as they fled. She herself had barely managed to escape here with her brother.

Because she had witnessed the destruction of her home and the tragic sight of many young girls being violated by half-beastmen, the sister had developed a severe psychological trauma and fear of half-beastmen.

She hadn't wanted to push Shimada Yousuke off the cliff just now. It was just that his face looked too much like a half-beastman, and she had only intended to push him away. She hadn't expected to push him down the mountain...

(PS: The siblings who appeared here are not the same ones from the original plot. Those siblings were too unreasonable!)

Understanding the cause and effect, and seeing the sister crying in self-reproach, Yoru Machi understood that the sister's actions were not intentional but a defensive instinct under extreme stress.

That guy Shimada Yousuke, he really had no self-awareness about his appearance, and he wanted to comfort the frightened girl with a smile. Didn't he realize he had that kind of potential to be a heartthrob?